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Ryanair cancels 18,000 winter flights
Ryanair will this winter operate 25 fewer aircraft than the 400 it previously planned to, and has cancelled some 18,000 flights across the season, suspending 34 routes, as it seeks to avoid further disruption arising from lack of available pilots.
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NewsCirrus ramps up Vision Jet production
Cirrus Aircraft has ramped-up production of the SF50 Vision Jet to 1.5 aircraft a week, as it seeks to clear the 600-strong order backlog for the single-engined personal jet.
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Viking secures Chinese approval for float-equipped Series 400
Viking Air has secured Chinese approval for its float-equipped Series 400 Twin Otter, opening the door for the Canadian airframer to exploit the growing demand for seaplanes within the country’s commercial, charter and sightseeing communities.
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DFW an 'early beneficiary' of Amazon Prime Air
Management at Dallas/Fort Worth sees the airport as one of the "early beneficiaries" of the creation of Amazon Prime Air, air freight having "skyrocketed" there.
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ANALYSIS: CAE targets Asia-Pacific pilot training growth
Booming demand for commercial air travel has enabled Airbus and Boeing to accumulate vast order backlogs, but a recent report from one of the industry's leading training providers has highlighted the scale of the challenge that operators will face over the coming years as they look to recruit sufficient pilots ...
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Boeing and Comac formalise JV for Chinese 737 delivery centre
Boeing and Comac have signed the joint-venture agreement that will underpin the operations of their 737 Max completion centre in Zhoushan, China.
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Malaysia Airlines signs LOI with AerCap for six A330-200s
Malaysia Airlines has signed a letter of intent with AerCap to lease six Airbus A330-200 aircraft that were formerly in service with Air Berlin.
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UK government 'bitterly disappointed' by CSeries ruling
UK government representatives insist they will work to defend jobs in Bombardier's Northern Ireland facility following the adverse US ruling over the Canadian airframer's CSeries jet.
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NewsPICTURE: KLM receives its last 777-300ER
KLM has taken delivery of its 29th and final Boeing 777 under existing orders, with the -300ER-model aircraft having been accepted by chief executive Pieter Elbers at the manufacturer's Everett plant in Washington on 26 September.
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BAE optimistic about fighter-borne directed energy weapons
The chief technologist of BAE Systems is optimistic about fighter aircraft carrying directed energy weapons in the not-too-distant future, as he also discusses other emergent technologies.
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Seoul to add more T-50s to meet training requirements
Seoul plans to obtained additional Korea Aerospace Industries T-50 advanced jet trainers to support its future fleet of advanced fighter aircraft.
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EasyJet unveils short-haul electric aircraft ambition
UK budget carrier EasyJet is collaborating with US-based manufacturer Wright Electric with the ambition of bringing to market within the next decade an all-electric airliner with a range of 291nm (540km).
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RAND raises spectre of hypersonic proliferation
A prominent Washington think tank is urging the US, China and Russia to curb the proliferation of hypersonic weapons over the next decade, before the missiles jeopardize national security for the three nations.
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Tru qualifies first China 737 Max full-flight simulator
Tru Simulation and Training has completed a Level C qualification of the Boeing 737 Max full flight training simulator (FFS) by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, which is installed at Boeing's Shanghai campus.
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US government recommends 220% import tariff on CSeries
Boeing says the US Department of Commerce has recommended that a tariff of about 220% be slapped on imports of Bombardier CSeries aircraft.
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Panasonic partners with biometrics firm for cabin services
Panasonic Avionics has formed a strategic partnership with start-up biometrics specialist Tascent to bring iris recognition technology into the airports and the passenger cabins of commercial aircraft.
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JetBlue launches Airspace by Airbus cabin for A320
JetBlue has agreed to be the launch customer in 2020 for the Airspace by Airbus cabin interior for the A320 family that features a central lighting strip, larger baggage bins and a new lavatory design.
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DAE chief hints at large narrowbody order
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is looking to place a speculative narrowbody order, says chief executive FIroz Tarapore.
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NewsSpike poised to begin testing scaled supersonic demonstrator
Supersonic business jet start-up Spike Aerospace is poised to begin flight tests of an unmanned, scaled proof-of-concept demonstrator that will validate the low-speed aerodynamics of its in-development S-512 aircraft.
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Germany lifts Tiger helicopter grounding
Germany has lifted a flight ban on the fleet of Airbus Helicopters Tiger attack rotorcraft operated by its army, but has yet to restart operations with the type.